Bijapur’s Tungal School

Inspired by the historical domes that grace Bijapur, BSB Architects realise the Tungal Memorial Trust’s vision of a vernacular school just outside the city limits. Sprawled over a site of 30,000 sq. m. just outside the main city, the educational campus includes classrooms, interaction spaces, a dining complex as well as residential units.    The architectural endeavour was to create comfortable, habitable spaces with local materials that could adapt to the changing weather conditions in the generally hot climate of Bijapur. The design, conceived as a series of interaction spaces sees them interwoven through the built structures, within which a […]